Golf club hosel construction

Abstract

A new and improved golf club head having a toe end, a heel end, a golf ball hitting face, bottom sole and a top surface. A hollow cylindrical wall has an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween. The hollow cylindrical wall is formed integrally with the heel end of the golf club head, the hollow cylindrical wall having a tapering thickness, with a minimum wall thickness being at the upper end of the cylindrical wall and a maximum wall thickness being at the lower end of the cylindrical wall. The lower end of the cylindrical wall is integral with the golf club head, the upper end of the cylindrical wall extending above the top surface of the golf club head. A cylindrical groove has an open upper end and a closed lower end, the groove being formed about the cylindrical wall within the golf club head. The closed lower end of the groove is formed about the lower end of the cylindrical wall, and the open upper end of the groove is formed about the intermediate extent of the cylindrical wall where the hollow shaft extends into the golf club head. A golf club shaft has an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the lower end of the golf club shaft adapted to be inserted over the cylindrical wall and bonded within the groove.

What is claimed as being new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows: 
     
       1. A new and improved golf club hosel construction comprising, in combination: a golf club head having a toe end, a heel end, a golf ball hitting face, bottom sole and a top surface;   a hollow cylindrical wall having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the hollow cylindrical wall formed integrally with the heel end of the golf club head, the hollow cylindrical wall having a tapering thickness, with a minimum wall thickness being at the upper end of the cylindrical wall and a maximum wall thickness being at the lower end of cylindrical wall, the lower end of the cylindrical wall being integral with the golf club head approximate the bottom sole, the upper end of the cylindrical wall extending above the top surface of the golf club head;   a cylindrical V-shaped groove having an open upper end and a closed lower end, the V-shaped groove being formed about the cylindrical wall within the golf club head, the closed lower end of the V-shaped groove being formed about the lower end of the cylindrical wall approximate the bottom sole of the golf club head, and the open upper end of the V-shaped groove being formed about the intermediate extent of the cylindrical wall where the hollow shaft extends into the golf club head;   a golf club shaft having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the lower end of the golf club shaft adapted to be inserted over the cylindrical wall and bonded within the V-shaped groove;   a cylindrical hollow cover having a upper end and a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the cover having a tapering sidewall thickness with a minimum sidewall thickness at the upper end and a maximum sidewall thickness at the lower end, the cover adapted to be inserted over both the golf club shaft and the cylindrical wall with the lower end of the cover adjacent the top surface of the golf club head and the upper end adjacent the golf club shaft, the cover functioning to give a tapered appearance inbetween the top surface of the golf club head and the golf club shaft.   
     
     
       2. A new and improved golf club hosel construction comprising: a golf club head having a toe end, a heel end, a golf ball hitting face, bottom sole and a top surface;   a hollow cylindrical wall having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the hollow cylindrical wall formed integrally with the heel end of the golf club head, the hollow cylindrical wall having a tapering thickness, with a minimum wall thickness being at the upper end of the cylindrical wall and a maximum wall thickness being at the lower end of the cylindrical wall, the lower end of the cylindrical wall being integral with the golf club head, the upper end of the cylindrical wall extending above the top surface of the golf club head;   a cylindrical groove having an open upper end and a closed lower end, the groove being formed about the cylindrical wall within the golf club head, the closed lower end of the groove being formed about the lower end of the cylindrical wall, and the open upper end of the groove being formed about the intermediate extent of the cylindrical wall where a shaft extends into the golf club head;   a hollow golf club shaft having an upper end, a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the lower end of the golf club shaft adapted to be inserted over the cylindrical wall and bonded within the groove.   
     
     
       3. The hosel construction as described in claim 2 further comprising: a cylindrical hollow cover having an upper end and a lower end and an intermediate extent therebetween, the cover having a tapering sidewall thickness with a minimum sidewall thickness at the upper end and a maximum sidewall thickness at the lower end, the cover adapted to be inserted over both the golf club shaft and the cylindrical wall with the lower end of the cover adjacent the top surface of the golf club head and the upper end adjacent the golf club shaft, the cover functioning to give a tapered appearance inbetween the top surface of the golf club head and the golf club shaft.   
     
     
       4. The hosel construction as described in claim 2 wherein: the cylindrical groove is V-shaped with a closed lower end and an opened upper end.   
     
     
       5. The hosel construction as described in claim 2 wherein: the lower end of the cylindrical wall is integral with the golf club head adjacent the bottom sole of the golf club head.